Re: I haven't been here in so long

[Guest guest]

I don't know if it's related to the thyroid or

not, but I take a long time to fall asleep also. I'd

always thought it might but was never sure. As for age

and the health problems related to this, it's just

part of the territory. I was diagnosed about 10, most

likely that's when it started also since that's when I

stopped growing. At least I hit the 5 foot mark before

growth stopped. LOL.<br><br>MLJ

[Guest guest]

oh yes, we lay in bed an hour, two hours, trying

to fall asleep, while hubbys head hits the pillow

and he is out! then once i fall asleep i feel i can't

get enough. my sleep pattern is so screwed up heres

an example: yesterday i got up at 7:30am got tired

at 12:00 but finally after dozing, laid down at

three thirty than slept until 8:30 pm then i got up and

stayed up til 11:00pm and went to bed only to be

awakened now at 3 am lol i feel like i dont get much done

cause im only up at three or four hour intervals!

[Guest guest]

Hi Kim,<br>I too sometimes in the past have had

trouble staying asleep, I keep waking in the middle of

the night sometimes as much as 5 times, and I don't

get anywhere near the amount of sleep I used to.<br>I

have read somewhere that if you find yourself not

going to sleep in about 1/2 hour to get up and read or

watch some tv or something very relaxing and then after

an 1/2 hour to try going to sleep again, keep

repeating this until you go to sleep, but staying in bed

awake will not work.<br>I am not sure why this is, but

it works good luck!<br>I too have been having some

problems with bowels lately, I have been very constipated,

I know this is a problem with thyroid patients but

I have been having this more and more,I have now

asked my doctor to refer me to an endocrinoligst,

hopefully she will refer me and I can finally releive some

symptoms I have had for a very long time.<br>Have you

started Hopkins yet?<br>GOOD LUCK!!!!!!<br>Let me

know if the sleeping gets better.<br>Sunflower